A Re-imagined Renaissance: The Villas and Collections of the Anglo-American Community in Florence in the late 19th Century
2026-09-24 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Reigate Park Church, Park Lane East, Reigate, RH2 8BD
English and Americans flocked to Florence at the close of the nineteenth century and many stayed and bought properties there. They shared a passionate interest in Renaissance Italy – a fascination that was expressed through the extensive collections of Renaissance objects with which they decorated their Italian homes. In this lecture we will step inside some of their villas and gardens in Florence and the surrounding countryside to see how these Italophiles reimagined the Renaissance for a new age.
